Research Methodology — Mock Test 2

The use of broader principles of research underscored by philosophical rationales is termed:

Which of the following explains the difference between conceptual and empirical research?

What is the standard format for citing a book in the MLA Handbook (8th edition)?

A structured interview consists of:

Which method is used to study the diversity of human cultures in their particular settings?

Which of the following is a DON'T in writing a dissertation or thesis?

Which statement about the ideal literary researcher is false?

Which of the following are true of literary research?

1. A. It is devoted to the enlightenment of criticism.
2. B. It seeks to illuminate the work of art as it really is.
3. C. It has no connection with the information it offers.
4. D. It tries to see the writer as he or she really was.

Which of the following statements about autobiography as a research source are correct?

1. A. It can be accepted at face value.
2. B. It is usually idealised.
3. C. It is coloured by a motive of self-justification.
4. D. It is embroidered by artistic imagination.

Which of the following are key attributes and skills for using literary research tools and techniques?

1. A. An overview of the main online and print sources
2. B. Not participating in online information networks
3. C. Knowledge of online sources and the ability to evaluate them comparatively
4. D. Using sources to locate material archives
5. E. Peer-management technique

Which of the following statements are true about methods and methodologies in literary research?

1. A. Methods and methodologies are identical.
2. B. Methods concern how a research project is carried out.
3. C. Methodologies concern how a research project is carried out.
4. D. Methodologies concern the perspectives one brings to one's work.
5. E. Methods concern the perspectives one brings to one's work.

Which of the following are possible ways of turning a topic into an argument?

1. A. Arguing for or against an existing critic or critical position
2. B. Arguing for the value of a new theoretical approach to a text
3. C. Arguing about a historical or literary-historical aspect
4. D. Arguing that a theme is entirely unrelated to a group of texts
5. E. Arguing only about the significance of well-known authors

Assertion (A): Co-operative learning activities require students to work together to complete a task or solve a problem. Reason (R): These techniques identify a weak learner and separate them from the group for special attention.

Which of the following is NOT a method of data analysis?

Which of the following statements about the ethnographic method are true?

1. A. It enables study of how literature is consumed in defined social and historical settings.
2. B. Janice Radway's Reading the Romance (1984) is an early example.
3. C. Ethnography is seen as uncovering an objective reality.
4. D. Lutz and Collins's Reading National Geographic (1993) uses ethnographic methods.
5. E. Ethnography privileges objective data over interpretation.

Statement I: Comparative literature studies different cultures, nations and genres, and the relationship of literature to other forms of cultural expression. Statement II: In literary and cultural studies, methodology is secondary.

In research documentation, a 'corporate author' is:

Which two of the following entries follow the MLA Handbook (8th edition)?

1. A. Puig, Manuel. Kiss of the Spider Woman, translated by Thomas Colchie, Vintage Books, 1991.
2. B. Kincaid, Jamaica. "In History." Callaloo, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring 2001, pp. 620–26.
3. C. Nunberg, Geoffrey, editor. The Future of the Book. U of California P, 1996.
4. D. Wellek, René. A History of Modern Criticism, 1750–1950, Yale UP, 1986.

Statement I: If all research were original and uninspired by others, researchers would rarely begin by drawing on their predecessors' ideas. Statement II: Studying and documenting past work stifles the growth of human knowledge.

Which of the following abbreviations refers to a documentation style?

When was the MLA Style Sheet first published?

Which two statements are true according to the MLA Handbook (8th edition)?

1. A. When the title page shows an imprint and a publisher, cite only the publisher.
2. B. Copy the URL from the browser but omit 'http://' or 'https://'.
3. C. Quotations of more than five lines are set off one inch from the left margin.
4. D. Long titles are abbreviated by the initial capitals of key words, without spaces.

Statement I: Unlike scientific research, literary research lacks specific materials and tools for reaching conclusions. Statement II: Literary research consists of critical interpretation of an author's work, excluding biography and textual editing.

Which two statements conform to liberal humanist thought?

1. A. Literature transcends the limits of its age and is timeless.
2. B. Literature is untouched by an essential, unchanging human nature.
3. C. Literature has no purpose in enhancing life or promoting human values.
4. D. Individual identity is a unique essence unaffected by environment and society.

Arrange the stages of empirical research in sequence:

1. A. Data collection
2. B. Hypothesis
3. C. Validation
4. D. Findings
5. E. Analysis